Manicuring device



Jan. 10, 1950 H. B. SNIDER MANICURING DEVICE Filed March 31, 1947 Fig.5.

In: entor Herbert B. Snider Patented Jan. 10, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE MANICUBING DEVICE Herbert B. Snider, Miami Beach, Fla.

Application March 31, 1947, Serial No. 738,347

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inmanicuring means of a type such as is disclosed in my U. S. LettersPatent No. 1,900,028, dated March 7, 1933, and more particularly to adisc-like member having different types of abrasive and polishingmaterial carried at its opposite surfaces.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of thischaracter preferably constructed of plastic material and includingcupshaped members at its opposite surfaces in which the abrasive andpolishing elements are recessed and constructing the edges of one ofsaid cupshaped members with nail cleaning elements.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the deviceinuse;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation showing one side of the manicuringdevice;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view;

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of an opposite side of the device; and,

Figure 6 is an edge elevational view thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the inventionthe numeral 5 designates a disc-like member preferably constructed ofplastic or other suitable material and formed with an internal annularflange 6 adjacent one surface of the disc to provide a cup-like member 1at one surface of the disc. The flange 6 forms a central opening 8 inthe disc.

The surface of the disc 6 at the base of the cup-like member I is flat,and imbedded in the material of the fiange or otherwise suitably securedto the surface thereof is an abrasive sheet 9, such as emery,carborunduin grit, or the like, the abrasive sheet 9 being in the formof a segment of a ring, and a second segment I0, which completes thering and is preferably of chamois skin, is also suitably secured to theflat surface of the flange 6.

The Wall of the cup-like member 1 adjacent the c-hamois skin segment I0is cut away as shown \at H on the plane of the segment i0 and at eachend of the cut away portion II, the wall is cut to form one edge ofprongs 12, which are separated from the adjacent ends of the wall byslots 13. The prongs 12 form fingernail cleaners and are used forcleaning under the fingernails by moving the outer edge of the nailthrough the slot l3.

The wall of the cup-like member 1 opposite its cut-away portion II isalso formed with a generally rounded tooth-like fingernail cleaningmember l4 designed particularly for cleaning substantially longfingernails.

The side of the flange 6 opposite from the abrasive segment 9 andbufling segment 10 is of substantially a hollow cone shape as shown atI5 and to the surface of which is suitably secured a ring I6 of abrasivematerial.

In the use of the invention, the finger to be manicured is placed at oneside of the disc 5 with the nail in contact with one of the abrasivesurfaces as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings and the nail is filed by arotary motion of the disc. The cut-away portion H in the wall of thecup-like portion 1 of the disc provides unobstructed access to thebuffer pad I0.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A manicuring device comprising a disk-like member, an interrupted wallrising from one surface of the member, and a fingernail bufiing elementsecured on the surface of the member, said wall being open at one sidefor receiving a fingernail for buffing on said bufling element.

HERBERT B. SNIDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 848,337 Bailey Mar. 26, 1907853,832 Ryan May 14, 1907 1,345,918 Foggie July 6, 1920 1,370,753 LoringMar. 8, 1921 1,473,717 Atkinson Nov. 13, 1923 1,900,028 Snider Mar. 7,1933 1,909,376 Nerney May 16, 1933 1,956,627 Roth May 1, 1934 2,247,567Wendell July 1, 1941

